Hair waving applicator



Feb. 6, 1934. F. FORIYES HAIR WAVING APPLICATOR Filed June 27, 1933INVENTOR BY M MW ,M

ATTORNE 5 Patented Feb. 6, 1934 UNITED STATES PATENT orrlcs HAIR WAVINGAPPLICATOR Frank Foriyes, Brooklyn, N. Y.

Application June 27, 1933. Serial No. 677,787

8 Claims.

The invention relates to a hair waving applicator adapted forutilization in the setting of waves in hair. More particularly itrelates to an absorbent applicator for use in setting a wave of apermanent nature in hair, and includes correlated discoveries andimprovements whereby the imparting of a wavy condition to hair isenhanced.

An object of the invention is to provide an applicator of the above typewhich may be easily wrapped about the hair, and which while adhering tothe hair closely enough to carry out its function effectively can bereadily removed.

A further object of the invention is the provision of an applicatorwhich may be utilized with ease for the waving of hair, particularly apermanent waving, and which can be readily, efficiently and economicallymanufactured on a commercial scale from inexpensive and generallyavailable materials.

An additional object of the invention is the provision of an applicatoradapted to replenish the hair treating composition, and to aid in thetreatment of the hair.

Other objects of the invention will in part be obvious and will inpartappear hereinafter.

The invention accordingly comprises an article of manufacture possessingthe features, properties, and the relation of elements which will beexemplified in the article hereinafter described and the scope of theapplication of which will be indicated in the claims.

In the practice of hair waving, which is to be of a permanent nature,the hair is divided into a plurality of strands, the size of the strandsdepending on the thickness or fineness of the hair and upon the kind ofwave desired. Each strand is wound upon a curler, usually a thinmetallic rod. The strand when so wound is tied at each end, and thensubjected to a hair treating composition under the influence of heat.

The present invention contemplates an applicator including, incombination, elements coacting to subject a strand of hair so wound upona curler with a hair treating composition and to protect the hair fromany damaging effects of heat while at the same time acting as a heatconductor.

Described generally, this is effected by means of a hair wavingapplicator consisting, in combination, of two parts successively wrappedabout the hair. One part consists of a pad portion, which may bemoistened with a hair treating composition and securely wrapped aboutthe hair. This part may consist of an inner absorbent memher and anouter strengthening member. The second part, which upon further rollingof the applicator about the hair encases the pad portion, comprises aheat conductor and an absorbent material, enclosed in a protectivemeans. 0

For a fuller understanding of the nature and "1 objects of theinvention, reference should be had to the following detailed descriptiontaken in connection with the accompanying drawing, in

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Figure l is a plan view of the applianceembodying features of theinvention, sections being broken away to show the various elements.

Referring more particularly to the drawing, there is shown theapplicator1, which is of the general configuration and size illustrated in Fig. l.The applicator may be considered asbeing divided into two sections. Onesection 2 contains an absorbent material and a heat conductor enclosedin a protective means, and the other sec.- tion 3 is a pad portion.

Referring again to the padportion 3, reference numeral 10 indicates aninner absorbent member, for example a flexible porous textile material.This member 10 is enclosed in a relatively coarse meshed material, forexample cheese cloth or cloth of a similar nature, which acts as aprotective and strengthening member. This is shown by reference numerals9 and 11. 11 indicates that part which is in direct contact with thehair when rolling, and 9 indicates the outer part of the pad portion. Ifdesired, the fire hazard maybe lowered by treating the protective andstrengthening material with a fire-proofing material, for example asolutionv of. ammonium sulphate or other ammonium salt. i 4

The inner absorbent member 10 and the outer strengthening members 9 and11 may be held together by any suitable means, the preferred means beingthat shown in the drawing, namely rows of stitching, each indicated byreference' 1 numeral 12.

In the part of the applicator indicated by reference numeral 2, 6 is anabsorbent material, which may be an extended portion of the absorb- 10'ent member 10 or separate therefrom and composed of a suitable absorbentwhich may be the same material as the member 10. This absorbent material6 may be impregnated or coated with an oleaginous substance. Theoleaginous substance which may be utilized includes nondrying 1 oils,particularly the vegetable oils such as castor oil, corn oil, cottonseed oil, rape seed oil, olive oil and peanut oil.

In close contact with the material 6 is a heat of the applicator.

conductor 5, which'may consist of a thin sheet of metal, as for examplea foil of tin or aluminum. This acts as an impervious heat conductor andprevents the escape of vapors and steam evolved by the application ofheat to the hair treating composition. Such vapors and steam areessential factors in imparting a wavy condition to the hair.

The absorbent material 6 and the heat conductor 5 are enclosed in aprotective means, for example a cellulosic material such asparchmentized-paper, waxed-paper, cellophane, etc., the outer portion,when rolled, bearing the reference numeral 4 and the inner portionbearing the reference numeral 7. The portion 7 is perforated, thenumeral 8 indicating the perforations. These perforations allow vaporsarising from the oleaginous material under the influence of heat to passthrough and thereby the oleaginous material contained in the hairtreating composition is replenished and the treatment of the hairabetted.

The applicator herein described may be used as follows: The pad portion3 is moistened with a hair treating composition, for example, such asthat described in my copending application Serial No. 670,216, filed May9, 1933.

The strands of hair wound on the curler are then securely wrapped in thepad portion beginning at the edge 13. with the pad portion and furtherwrapping envelops the pad with the heat conducting portion The rolledhair is then surrounded by a heating medium and subjected to heat.

In operation the heat conducted to the pad portion moistened with a hairtreating composition causes the latter to evolve steam and vapors whichimpart to the hair a wave which is of a permanent nature. During thistreatment the heat likewise causes the oleaginous material contained inthe absorbent material enclosed in the protectve means to give offvapors which act in the manner above set forth. It will thus be seenthat there has been disclosed a hair waving applicator which is ofmarked utility in imparting to hair a wave of a permanent nature.

Since certain changes may be made in the above composition of matter anddifferent embodiments of the invention could be made without departingfrom its scope, it is intended that all matter contained in the abovedescription shall be interpreted as illustrative and not in a limitingsense.

The hair is thus covered It is also to be understood that the followingclaims are intended to cover all of the generic and specific features ofthe invention herein described, and all statements of the scope of theinvention which, as a matter of language, might be said to falltherebetween.

Having described my invention, what I claim as new and desire to secureby Letters Patent is:

1. As an article of manufacture, a hair waving applicator, comprising incombination a pad portion, and an absorbent material and a heatconductor enclosed in a protective means.

2. As an article of manufacture, a hair waving applicator, comprising incombination a pad portion, and an absorbent material and a heatconductor enclosed in a perforated cellulosic material.

3. As an article of manufacture, a hair waving applicator, comprising incombination a pad portion, and an absorbent material and a metallic heatconductor enclosed in a protective means.

4. As an article of manufacture, a hair waving applicator, comprising incombination a pad p01- tion, and an absorbent material impregnated withan oleaginous substance and a heat conductor enclosed in a protectivemeans.

5. As an article of manufacture, a hair waving applicator, comprising incombination a pad portion consisting of an inner absorbent and an outerstrengthening member, and an absorbent material and a heat conductorenclosed in a protective means. 7

6. As an article of manufacture, a hair waving applicator, comprising incombination a pad portion consisting of an inner absorbent and an out erstrengthening member, said members being securely attached one to theother and an absorbent material which is an extension of the absorbentmember of said pad portion and a heat conductor enclosed in a protectivemeans. 7

'7. As an article of manufacture, a hair waving applicator, comprisingin combination a pad portion consisting of an inner absorbent and anouter strengthening member, and a absorbent material impregnated with anoleaginous substance and a metallic heat conductor enclosed in aperforated cellulosic material.

8. As an article of manufacture, a hair waving applicator, comprising incombination a pad portion, and a heat conductor enclosed in a protectivemeans.

FRANK FORIYES.

